Figure 9. — Southern Utah has become a popular hunting ground for increasing num- 

 bers o£ Californians. Rapid population growth, new interstate highways, and other 

 factors siiggest a continuation and perhaps even an acceleration of recreational use. 



it in order to be effective. For example, fed- 

 eral agencies "manage" the wildlife habitat 

 while the State controls harvest of the game. 

 There are several land ownership problems, 

 one of which is that the Forest Service oper- 

 ates summer range while the Bureau of Land 

 Management operates winter and spring-fall 

 range. Use of National Forest and BLM 

 range is closely related, yet coordination is 

 slight. Another problem arises from frag- 

 mented patterns of land ownership. Even 



within agencies the necessary division of 

 functional responsibilities presents certain 

 problems. These and many other constraints 

 point up the need for greater cooperation 

 in planning and action between and within 

 the various land management agencies and 

 private interests. Hopefully, as more infor- 

 mation is gathered and the interdependence 

 of various groups and resources is more 

 clearly demonstrated, some of the difficulties 

 can be lessened. 



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